“Add to that 382 freelancers, as well as 676 employees of Hamburg-based enterprises working in locations outside the city, and Hamburg arrives at a total games sector workforce of 3,568.

“A continuing upward trend has been evident since 2004. While Hamburg’s gaming industry counted some 1,900 permanent employees in 2009, the number of jobs subject to social insurance contribution has since increased by 600. Online games developers in particular have been showing above-average growth, and the 75 games developers and publishing companies based in Hamburg constitute the largest employment segment. The overwhelming majority of these companies are currently seeking additional talent.”

gamecity:Hamburg has approximately 2,000 members and is the largest regional network of the games industry in Germany. A spokesman for the network said they expect another 500 jobs to be added by the end of 2011.

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